Remembering Phil Zimbardo (1933-2024)

(psychologytoday.com)

7 points | by haunter 17 hours ago ago

2 comments

  • toomuchtodo 14 hours ago

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philip_Zimbardo

    > Philip George Zimbardo (/zɪmˈbɑːrdoʊ/; March 23, 1933 – October 14, 2024) was an American psychologist and a professor emeritus at Stanford University. He became known for his 1971 Stanford prison experiment, which was later criticized severely for both ethical and scientific reasons. He has authored various introductory psychology textbooks for college students, and other notable works, including The Lucifer Effect, The Time Paradox, and The Time Cure. He was also the initiator and president of the Heroic Imagination Project.

    • getwiththeprog 11 hours ago

      The Lucifer Effect is a great book. It's thesis is "what makes good people do bad things". I recommend it to anyone considering doing bad things, or to anyone who knows good people who do bad things.